Forum: Schilling went to Washington for right reasons

Gallup just released another poll about Congress’ approval rating. It’s not good. Just 7 percent of Americans think Congress is doing a good job.

Talk about a vote of no confidence! We now hate our elected leaders more than we have at any point in history.

So what’s the solution? How are we going to fix this?

Well, to start, we could elect one of us instead of one of them.

Remember when we had Bobby Schilling representing us in Congress?

Bobby worked incredibly hard during his two years in the House and did some good stuff. He fought to let veterans go to any hospital in the country. He tackled wasteful spending and helped reduce the deficit. But what really impressed me was his willingness to lead by example.

It was obvious that Bobby went to Washington for the right reasons, not to benefit himself. He fought for term limits, rejected his own congressional health care and pension plans, and he voted against pay increases for himself twice.

He had four congressional offices and helped thousands of constituents across the district. It didn’t matter if the people coming in for help were Republican or Democrat. Bobby understood that it’s about people, not party politics.

It’s frustrating to see these politicians in Washington continue to play games and put their own careers first. But we have the opportunity in November to send at least one good guy to Congress. Vote for Bobby Schilling!